One more thing…

BOO!

 

Have a safe a happy Halloween!

Oops, I did it again!

Seriously, I had every intention of posting another blog today but the dog ate it.  OK, I’m not telling the whole truth.  The day just got away from me and I ended it by counting 2100 fucking BoxTops to help raise money for my kid’s school!!  yes…I really counted that many!!

 

And now it’s bedtime and I didn’t want to disappoint you again, not after having put you through what you just went through, I mean with my long absence and all.   So here it is.  My post for today.

Goodnight!

Where the fuck have I been?

And yes I’m going to use bullet points to answer this question!  Back off!

• While Mike was working 3rd shift, I had absolutely no interest in sharing anything about my life!  Plain and simple…I just didn’t have it in me.
• When he finally returned to his regular schedule, I had some residual, um, shall we say, anger and frustration and downright lack of interest in this blog!
• I realized I could use Facebook as my verbal outlet and started really enjoying the lack of pressure and ease of updating my status, I suppose you could say I found the microwave version of sharing as opposed to the slow-cooking option of the blog.
• I forget what happened next, but cut to the present and it’s Tuesday.
• I just got over a mild illness, one which affected my asthma so I was not working out for a few days.
• I recently found out that another acquaintance of mine has breast cancer, and I am completely, utterly, and totally feeling like it’s [cancer]creeping ever closer, and we need to be as proactive and verbal about it as possible.
• I’m also extremely disturbed by the recent rash of child abductions and have decided to try and get something started in our neighborhoods to prevent this from happening.  Because having a recent picture of your kids and telling them that you love them won’t do you any fucking good if they have already been snatched by a predator.
• I’m counting mass BoxTops for McKade’s school in an effort to raise funds…I’m really sick of BoxTops by the way.
• I’ve recently tried to change the way I eat by reducing portions, no shit Tanzie, and trying to eat the right things at the right times.
• In addition to continue working out…I actually really enjoy working out, even though it hurts much of the time!
• Our 10th year anniversary is slowly approaching and we are trying to get something together.
• And I can hardly wait for the holidays, if only to see family members I miss terribly!!
• Oh, and I am not guaranteeing I will start posting regularly from now on…you’ll get what you get and you won’t throw a fit!

R.I.P. Mr. Pickles

In an effort to liven up McKade’s first day of school, Mike decided to toss Mr. Pickles to his lunch sack.  I wasn’t sure about this at first but then decided McKade would probably get a big kick out of it.

So when McKade came home from school and I asked him if he found Mr. Pickles hiding in the lunch bag.  He had indeed found Mr. Pickles.  And mistakenly threw him away.  Of course this realization didn’t occur to McKade until I was checking his lunch bag for residual lunch debris and there was no Mr. Pickles to be found.

McKade SOBBED and SOBBED, bug huge tears running down his face.  I tried hard to comfort him and assure him that it was an innocent mistake and not a big deal.  I also told him I would email Kate to try to get another Mr. Pickles…Mr. Pickles, the 2nd!!

Project Complete

I just finished this piece for the Benchmarks fund raiser.

This and the other other decoupage piece I did,  will go in to an auction that will help to raise funds for the Women’s Care Center.  

The boys also painted a mini corn hole set,  but sadly I forgot to take pictures before turning it in.  Next week is the auction, we’re getting a babysitter, and we’re going!  I can hardly wait.  At least I’ll be able to snap off a few pictures of their creation, along with countless amazing others!

Following Up: Reader Beware: This is a Serious Post

I discovered that the man who molested me when I was 10 is dead.

Enough said.